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It will be months before the spring 2026 collections start arriving in stores, but runway shows are about so much more than things to buy. They are about attitudes and ideas, and the way those ideas are transmitted is usually through the styling choices presented in the collections beyond the world of It-bags, It-shoes, and desirable outerwear. These tricks can be easily incorporated into your wardrobe, and they can shift and change the way you approach getting dressed. In the winter especially, when dressing for the cold weather can get so dreary, a little fashion magic can go a long way. Here are nine ideas to keep in your back pocket for when the dressing doldrums hit, or incorporate into your life right away and turn into your new sartorial signatures.
Scarf Styling Tip #1
Scarves are having a really big moment in 2025. This summer we saw them layered over mini dresses and trousers—a trend that can certainly carry over to the winter. Another classic styling trick: the scarf-as-halter-top. Take a big silk scarf, tie two ends around your neck and the other two around your lower back. Designer Daniella Kallmeyer showed how the breezy summer staple can be turned professional—by tucking it into a pair of high-waist trousers. (Exposed backs not a part of your professional dress code? Not a problem, consider layering it over a tank or underneath your favorite tailored jacket.)
Go Ultra-Low Without Showing It All
We all knew it was a matter of time before Seán McGirr brought back the Bumster at McQueen. For those curious to see how low their waistbands can go, but not curious enough to know how it feels to expose your bum to the world, a layering technique from Simone Bellotti at Jil Sander may be the answer. He layered long super-thin pastel-colored knits underneath shrunken sweaters. It’s a pairing that can enhance the elongated dropped-waist appeal of super-low rise pants while keeping your modesty intact.
Anything Can Be a Statement Sock
At Versace, Dario Vitale wowed attendees with a collection that was just as sexy and sizzling as any other Versace collection—not with over-the-top glamour, but with an over-the-top sense of cool. Women wore ’80s style almond-toe pumps with—wait for it—shoe covers as socks. Shoe covers can be found at your favorite corporate supply/home improvement store (and guess what! they also come in pink and blue), but you could also experiment with ankle and/or no-show socks to achieve a similar vibe. It’s true, ankle and no-show socks have long been declared uncool by the Gen Z consortium, but Vitale may force everyone to reconsider.
Let It All Hang Out
At Loewe, Jack Hernandez and Lazaro McCollough zeroed-in on surfer chic/k cool. Beyond the neoprene pieces, the biggest impact at their debut was their carefree layering of long buttondown shirts tucked into boyshorts and hot pants, letting the layers peek out from underneath. This is not work appropriate, but you can give this a ride out in the real (non-corporate) world by just letting the hems of extra-long shirts hang out from underneath mini-skirts (worn with opaque tights in the cooler months). And when you’ve got the whole layering thing down, take a walk on the wild side by layering two shirts.
Pile on the Necklaces
With just two seasons under his Celine-logo belt, Michael Rider has already become the king of cool aspirational-yet-achievable vibes. At his spring ready-to-wear show, it was the bunch of small beaded necklaces worn over a button-down shirt and tailored jacket that packed a punch. Cooler than a tie, and more original than the silk scarf, it’s a detail made to be recreated. (Bonus points for the matching-but-not earrings.)
A Knitted Waistband
At Chanel, Matthieu Blazy added a knitted waistband to skirts and trousers in a nod to the then-innovative jersey material Coco Chanel used to make her striped shirts (it was previously used to produce underwear). The look can be recreated at home with a nice pair of solid-color knitted shorts worn high at the waist underneath a more low-slung bottom.
A Brooch Can Also Be Practical
Everyone loves the look of the sweater wrapped around the shoulders, but then you spend your entire day tying it and re-tying it, and worrying that it may fall off. At The Row, Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen solved the problem quite simply: with a statement brooch.
Sock Donuts!
In elementary school we all used to roll our socks down, donut style. At her spring show, Marie-Adam Leenaerdt brought back the style, but her shiny spandex stocking version ensures no one confuses the look for child’s play.
Scarf Styling Trick #2
Ganni’s Ditte Reffstrup experimented with scarves in what is her most colorful and bohemian collection yet. This red draped dress was one of her collection’s standouts, made all the more so by the printed scarf slipped through the shoulder strap. Try it yourself by just tying a long scarf through the neck and sleeve holes of an otherwise normal dress. What can’t you do with a square of silk twill?
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